Found 5 hits - Term: squall, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
squall \squall\, v. i. imp. p. p. squalled skwaddld; p.
pr. vb. n. squalling. icel. skvala. cf. squeal.
to cry out; to scream or cry violently, as a woman
frightened, or a child in anger or distress; as, the infant
squalled.
1913 webster
see also:
squalled squalling squeal
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
squall \squall\, n.
a loud scream; a harsh cry.
1913 webster
there oft are heard the notes of infant woe,
the short, thick sob, loud scream, and shriller squall.
--pope.
1913 webster
- [3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
squall \squall\ skwaddl, n. cf. sw. sqval an impetuous
running of water, sqvalregn a violent shower of rain, sqvala
to stream, to gush.
a sudden and violent gust of wind often attended with rain or
snow.
1913 webster
the gray skirts of a lifting squall. --tennyson.
1913 webster
black squall, a squall attended with dark, heavy clouds.
thick squall, a black squall accompanied by rain, hail,
sleet, or snow. --totten.
white squall, a squall which comes unexpectedly, without
being marked in its approach by the clouds. --totten.
1913 webster
see also:
black squall thick squall white squall
- [4] : WordNet (r) 2.0
squall
n : sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
v 1: make high-pitched, whiney noises syn: waul, wawl
2: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the
doctor inserted the needle"; "i yelled to her from the
window but she couldn't hear me" syn: shout, shout out,
cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo
3: blow in a squall; "when it squalls, a prudent sailor reefs
his sails"
see also:
waul wawl shout shout out cry call
yell scream holler hollo
- [5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
172 moby thesaurus words for "squall":
altercation, bark, battle cry, bawl, bay, beef, bell, bellow,
bickering, black squall, blare, blast, blat, blate, bleat,
blizzard, blow, blow a hurricane, blow great guns, blow over,
blow up, blubber, bluster, boom, brawl, bray, breathe, breeze,
breeze up, brew, buzz, cackle, call, caterwaul, caw, chant, cheer,
chirp, come up, coo, croak, crow, cry, cry out, cyclone,
dirty weather, dispute, drawl, equinoctial, exclaim, falling-out,
feud, fight, flute, foul weather, freshen, gale, gasp, gather,
give tongue, give voice, groan, growl, grunt, hail, half a gale,
halloo, hassle, heavy blow, hiss, holler, hollo, hoot, howl, huff,
hurrah, hurricane, ill wind, keen, lilt, line squall, line storm,
low, make an outcry, meow, mew, mewl, miaow, moan, moo, mumble,
murmur, mutter, neigh, nicker, pant, pipe, pipe up, puff, pule,
rage, rainstorm, rallying cry, roar, rough weather, rumble, screak,
scream, screech, set in, shout, shriek, sibilate, sigh, sing, snap,
snarl, snort, snowstorm, sob, squall line, squawk, squeak, squeal,
storm, storm wind, stormy weather, stormy winds, strong wind,
tempest, tempestuous rage, tempestuous wind, thick squall, thunder,
thundersquall, thunderstorm, tirade, tornado, troat,
tropical cyclone, trumpet, twang, typhoon, ugly wind, ululate,
violent blow, waft, wail, war cry, war whoop, warble, whicker,
whiff, whiffle, whine, whinny, whisper, white squall, whole gale,
whoop, williwaw, wind-shift line, windstorm, yammer, yap, yawl,
yawp, yell, yelp, yip, yo-ho, yowl
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